Lord Grenier

Lord Grenier was a French nobleman during the mid-16th century. In January 1561, following the death of King Francis II of France, Grenier gifted a hunting dog to the new King Charles IX of France on behalf of the Privy Council, attempting to win Charles' trust and favor, but Sebastian de Poitiers feared that Grenier had ulterior motives. Grenier sold off one of his most profitable vineyards in order to bribe the council in order to win their backing for the regency and becoming the commander of the largest mercenary army in France, but Queen Catherine de Medici and Mary, Queen of Scots worked to block Grenier's rise to the regency, believing that Catherine should serve as regent to her son. Mary and Catherine threatened to expose Grenier's intention to send his mercenary soldiers to fight the English in Scotland with the goal of profiteering if he did not resign from the council, and, when Grenier refused, Mary and Catherine had him imprisoned and ousted from the council.